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General Information
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Capital city
Number of islands
Land area
Language
Ethnicity
GNP per capita
Economy |
Apia
9
2,935 sq km
Samoan, English
Polynesian
US$1,020
Agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, remittances, aid |
Total population by census (2001)
Population estimated (2000)
Male/Female
Population growth rate
Population density
Life expectancy at birth
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174,140
169,200
109/100
0.23%
59.3 sq km
69.5 |
| Mortality: Circulatory diseases, respiratory diseases, infectious and parastic diseases. |
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POPULATION
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WEATHER
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History of Filariasis Prevalence
| Year |
Study Group |
Symptoms |
Prevalence |
| 1923 |
E&W, Samoa |
elephantiasis |
2.7% |
| 1928 |
Males |
elephantiasis |
5.6% |
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Hydrocele |
16% |
| 1954 |
|
elephantiasis |
3.6% |
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lymphadenitis |
15-20% |
| 1995-1996 |
|
elephantiasis |
2% |
| There is a long history of MDA campaigns being conducted to control filariasis in Samoa. From 1964 until 1999, eleven different campaigns were held. The first seven using DEC and in 1996 and 1997 a combination of DEC and Ivermectin was used. |
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PacELF Activities carried out to date:
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Blood Survey |
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Mass drug administration (DEC 6mg/kg + Albendazole 400mg) |
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Health education |
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Mass media campaign |
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Workshops |
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Vector control |
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Intestinal parasite survey |
| Filaria Type |
Wuchereria bancrofti Diurnally sub-periodic |
| Mosquito vectors |
Aedes polynesiensis, Aedes updensis, Ochlerotatus oceanicus, Ochlerotatus samoanus, Ochlerotatus tutuilae |
| Filariasis latest status |
Endemic |
| Operational Staff |
Filariasis Control, Health Inspector, Public Health Nurse |
| Partnership |
JICA (DEC&ICT), GSK (Albendazole), JOCV (Volunteer) |
Results of MDAs carried out under PacELF Programme
| Year |
MDA |
Reported Population |
Registered
Population
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% Registered
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Treated Population
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%Treated/
Total
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%Treated/
Registered
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1999
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1st |
161298
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152022
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94.25 |
145952 |
90.49 |
96.01 |
| 2000 |
2nd |
161298 |
95196 |
59.02 |
91613 |
56.80 |
96.24 |
| 2001 |
3rd |
174140 |
127198 |
73.04 |
119100 |
68.39 |
93.63 |
| 2002 |
4th |
176848 |
115086 |
65.08 |
106561 |
60.26 |
92.59 |
| 2003 |
5th |
176848 |
150596 |
85.16 |
140855 |
79.65 |
93.53 |
Results of blood surveys carried out under PacELF Programme
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Date
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Method of Test
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Target
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Sampling Method
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No. of examined
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No. of Positives
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Positive rate(%)
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1999
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ICT
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27 villages
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Convenience
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7006
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317
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4.52
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2000
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ICT
|
Sentinel sites (3 villages)
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Convenience
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676
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55
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8.14
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| 2000 |
MF |
Sentinel sites (3 villages) |
Convenience |
88 |
7 |
7.95 |
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2001
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ICT
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Sentinel sites (4 villages)
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Convenience
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1392
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67
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4.81
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| 2001 |
MF |
Sentinel sites (4 villages) |
Convenience |
67 |
10 |
14.93 |
| 2002 |
ICT |
Sentinel sites (10 villages) |
Convenience |
2141 |
96 |
4.48 |
| 2002 |
MF |
Sentinel sites (10 villages) |
Convenience |
2265 |
6 |
0.26 |
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2003
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ICT
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Sentinel sites (6 villages)
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Convenience
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881
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14
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1.59
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| 2003 |
MF |
Sentinel sites (6 villages) |
Convenience |
881 |
6 |
0.68 |
| 2004 |
ICT |
Whole area |
stratified cluster sample |
12719 |
144 |
1.1 |
| 2004 |
MF |
Whole area |
stratified cluster sample |
12719 |
55 |
0.4 |
| 2005 |
ICT |
Sentinel sites (6 villages) |
Convenience |
1259 |
38 |
3.02 |
| 2005 |
MF |
Sentinel sites (6 villages) |
Convenience |
1259 |
6 |
0.48 |
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Contact:
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Ms Fuatai Maiava
Communicable Disease National Programme Coordinator
Office of the WHO Representative in Samoa
P.O Box 77, Apia, Samoa
Tel/ (685) 23 756 Fax/ (685) 23 765
E-mail: maiavaf@sma.wpro.who.int
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